Test/backport runtime plug-in to Eclipse 3.2

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Original issue reported on code.google.com by ralf.ebert on 28 Sep 2008 at 5:55

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And what about Eclipse 3.3, all documentation state Eclipse 3.4 is required.
I lead an RCP application at work base on the Eclipsee 3.3 RCP framework and we 
would
like to use swtxml.

Original comment by sgandon on 8 Mar 2009 at 2:25

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Theoretically everything should work in Eclipse 3.3 as well, but I never tested 
it as
all my projects already are on 3.4. Probably the specified required bundle 
versions
are the only thing which prevent usage on 3.3 at the moment.

I'll investigate this the next days.

If you'd like to try it now: Import the plug-in projects from the download zip 
(or
source repository) into your Eclipse 3.3 workspace and check what errors you 
get.
Shouldn't be hard to fix. If you send me a patch, I can integrate it very soon, 
as I
plan to release a new version next week.

Original comment by ralf.ebert on 8 Mar 2009 at 2:32

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Thanks for this quick answer.
I have imported the project in an eclipse 3.3 instance and there are problems 
with
some plugin dependencies that do not exists in Eclipse 3.3 such as
org.apache.commons.lang
I do not have much time to spend on that as I am working on another project but 
I
hope you'll find a way to make your plugin compatible with the 3.3 plateform.

Original comment by sgandon on 8 Mar 2009 at 3:07

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SWT/XML 0.0.7 works with Eclipse 3.3 now. You need to install Web Standard Tools
(WST) (using the update site) and the "org.apache.commons.lang" plug-in (you 
can copy
it from Eclipse 3.4).

Original comment by ralf.ebert on 11 Mar 2009 at 3:12

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You mean if I want to use SWT/XML in my RCP application base on eclipse 3.3
framework, I also need to add WST plugins as well as org.apache.commons.lang?
This seems to me to big a constraint that really would stop me from using it.
Can you give a precise list of plugin that need to be added on top of the basic 
RCP
framework.
Thanks.

Original comment by sgandon on 11 Mar 2009 at 10:55

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No, that would be crap indeed :)

At runtime on top of the RCP framework you only need to have the com.swtxml and
org.apache.commons.lang plug-ins. Both are pretty small and commons.lang is 
quite
helpful anyway.

The WST plugins are only needed for the IDE. The SWT/XML editor with code 
completion
and preview is built upon the XML editor from Web Standard Tools and this is 
only
included since Eclipse 3.4 in the standard Eclipse IDE build.

Original comment by ralf.ebert on 11 Mar 2009 at 11:01